Holder for razor blades



Oct. 6, 1936. F. s. FLAGG 2,056,717

HOLDER FOR RAZOR BLADES Filed Nov. 4, 1935 nv VEN TOR. iiP/W/(L/A/ S FL/ree.

Patented Oct. 6, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE l 2,056,717 I 1 1 HOLDER FOR RAzoR BLADES Franklin S. Flagg, Hartford, Conn.

Application November 4, 1935, Serial No. 48,122

2 Claims. (01. 30-101) This invention relates to an improved holder for use in temporarily holding safety razor blades for the purpose of stropping or honing the same.

There are a number of razor blade holders now 5 on the market but it is well known that, in the use of such holders, there is present the danger of the user cutting his fingers while inserting the blade in the holder and particularly while clamping the blade therein.

10 An object of my invention, therefore, is to provide a holder of this type in which a blade can be easily inserted and which can be operated, to clamp the blade therein, in a manner whereby the users hand is safely removed from the cutting edge of the blade.

A further object of this invention is to provide such a holder in a form which is adapted to receive blades of various types, such as either the single or double edge blades, in a manner whereby the said blades may be easily inserted into or quickly removed from the holder and also securely held thereby during the stropping or honing operation.

My invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is .a perspective view of my improved holder showing a blade of the double edge type inserted therein.

Figure 2 is a side view thereof, in central vertical section, showing a blade in dotted lines as clamped therein.

Figure 3 is an end view of the same, on line 3-3 of Figure 2, with a blade shown in full lines therein.

Figure 4 is a similar view showing the holder in closed position with the blade removed therefrom.

Figure 5 is a view in longitudinal section on line 5--5 of Figure 3 illustrating the holder in its open position and ready to receive a blade.

Figure 6 is a similar view showing the holder in closed position and with a blade clamped therein.

Figure '7 is a view in longitudinal section on 45 line 1-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 8 is a view illustrating the operation of opening the holder to remove the blade therefrom.

Figure 9 is a similar view illustrating the operation of closing the holder to clamp the blade therein.

In the form shown in the drawing, my improved holder comprises a blade gripping member 5 which is constructed of a single piece of sheet material and formed to provide a tubular body portion 6.

andblade grippingjaws 1 extending therefrom. The body portion 6 extends from one'side' of the jaws to form a handle portion 8.

A clamping member 9 is provided to slidably fit over the body portion 6. The said clamping member has clamping jaws l extending over a portion of the gripping jaws I which are adapted to squeeze, or clamp, the said gripping jaws together. This clamping member is of substantially the same form as the gripping member with the exception that it has a handle portion l I which is shorter than the handle portions 8 of the gripping member and is knurled near its end to provide a finger grip remote from the razor blade.

The gripping member 5 is preferably constructed of a sheet material which is thinner than that of the clamping member 9 so that, when the said clamping member is moved into clamping position upon the gripping member, the jaws l0 thereof will force the gripping jaws I together causing them to flex and engage the blade l2 at two points in the manner clearly shown in Figure 3 of the drawing.

The operation of this improved holder is as follows:

When it is desired to remove a blade therefrom, the holder is gripped by the handle portion ll, of the clamping member 9, as clearly illustrated in Figure 8 of the drawing. The end of the handle portion 8 is placed against a suitable surface and the clamping member 9 is slid downwardly over the gripping member until the ends of both handle portions are brought together upon the said surface. At this time the clamping jaws II] are in the position shown in Figure 5 of the drawing, in which position they have released the gripping jaws so that the blade can be easily removed therefrom.

When it is desired to place a blade in the holder, the said blade is inserted to the position shown in Figure 2 of the drawing, the holder is placed against the surface, as clearly shown in Figure 9, and the clamping member is slid back into the clamping position, as shown in Figure 6, thus forcing the gripping jaws together and securely holding the blade in the holder.

It will be noted that the forward ends of the clamping jaws I!) are slightly flared, as illustrated at l3, in order that they will easily slide over the gripping jaws 1 when moved to the clamping position. These flared portions, however, do not extend above the edges M of the clamping jaws ill so as to avoid any projection that would come into contact with the surface of the strop or hone which is being used.

It will also be noted that when the clamping member is moved to the position shown in Figures 5 and 8, the ends of the clamping jaws I 3 still remain in engagement with the ends of the gripping jaws I to prevent rotation of the clamping member 9 upon the gripping member 6 and thus retain the clamping jaws in operating relation with respect to the gripping jaws.

It will be readily understood, from the above description, that I have provided a holder which is extremely simple in construction and efficient in its operation, and also, a holder which is easily operated with the use of one hand, for inserting or removing a blade therefrom, in a manner which is extremely simple as well as safe against injury to the user.

I claim:

1. A razor blade holder comprising a gripping member having a tubular body portion, a handle, gripping jaws extending from said body portion, parallel gripping surfaces on said gripping jaws, a clamping member slidable upon said gripping member, clamping jaws extending from said clamping member to a point intermediate said gripping surfaces and adapted to clamp said gripping jaws together for gripping a. blade therebetween, and a handle extending from said clamping member.

2. A razor blade holder comprising a gripping member, a pair of grip-ping jaws extending from said gripping member to receive a razor blade therebetween, said gripping jaws having a plurality of parallel linear gripping surfaces to engage with said blade, a clamping member slidable upon said gripping member, clamping jaws on said clamping member extending therefrom over a portion of said gripping jaws to a distance intermediate said linear gripping surfaces to force the same into engagement with said blade. I

- FRANKLIN S. FLAGG. 

